Articles Tagged ‘CBC’
A guide to NHL changes in Canada
With the puck now dropped on a new NHL season, a recap of how changes over the last year have impacted the league’s broadcasts in Canada.
Graph: Who landed where on the hot topics of Let’s Talk
A look at where the major players fall on the big issues to come out of the Let’s Talk TV hearing.
Punchline comedy network debuts first original shows
The recently launched CBC platform hopes to increase site traffic by 5 to 10% with the fall rollout of its first two original series.
Kirstine Stewart upped to VP role at Twitter
The search is on for a new managing director in Canada as Stewart is promoted to VP of media partnerships for North America at the company.
CBC Music changes its tune on YouTube
The corporation’s digital music platform is taking video more seriously with new, original content on its channel to attract a younger audience.
CRTC grills CBC on proposed new fees
The CBC requested new revenue tools, including carriage fees for conventional and a new Local News Fund for content at the Let’s Talk hearing.
Let’s Talk TV: Digital
Ahead of Monday’s hearings, broadcasters and digital players weigh in on whether OTT services like Netflix should be required to fund local content.
CBC names new digital lead
Richard Kanee has joined the pubcaster as its head of digital following the departure of Tessa Sproule.
Rogers Media unveils its NHL roster
Hockey Night in Canada analysts like Kelly Hrudey, Glenn Healy and P.J. Stock are moving to Sportsnet to call the upcoming season.
Former CBC director aims to shake-up digital media with launch
Tessa Sproule (pictured) and fellow ex-CBC staffer Katie MacGuire on Vubble, their upcoming service that aims to alter the way people get short-form video online.
CBC lays off veteran sports announcers
Steve Armitage and Mark Lee have been let go as part of the latest round of cuts at the pubcaster.
The Dragon has landed: O’Leary moves to Bell Media
Kevin O’Leary is taking his commentary from the CBC to Bell Media channels this September.
Let’s Talk TV: Set-top box measurement
Should Canada have a standard measurement system that includes set-top box numbers? How the broadcasters feel ahead of this fall’s CRTC series.
Microsoft’s new advertising team leads
Quin Millar (pictured) moves to the company from the CBC, and Elizabeth Aviado is promoted into a new role.
CBC nabs new senior creative director from Shaw
Munro Cullen has joined the pubcaster, working on its communications, marketing and brand team.
- Is GroupM being dismantled? Reports point to rebrand and restructuring
- Some GroupM Canada senior executives have left the agency
- Media leaders concerned ad spend not going to Canadian media
- Upfronts 2025: Fox announces significant investment in sports
- MiQ becomes CFL’s first programmatic media partner
